THE DETERMINANT OF HAPPINESS IN THE WORLD IN 2016

Abstract

This study aims to determine the influence of religion, life expectancy, education, family, GDP per capita, and population on happiness. The population of this study is all countries in the world with a sample of 141 countries with estimated values and 79 with real values. The sampling method in this study was using the purposive sampling method. The method of data analysis in this study is crsoss section regression analysis. The results of this study prove that life expectancy and GPD Per capita have a positive and significant influence on Happiness.